Senior bureaucrats, armed forces officers, police officers, members of the diplomatic corps and other eminent guests attended the brief function. Bharatiya Janata Party co-in-charge for West Bengal Siddharth Nath Singh and party's state unit chief Rahul Sinha attended during the swearing-in, but leaders of Left Front and the Congress were missing.

Interacting with media persons, Kesri -- a five-team member and three-time speaker of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly -- said he would work for the welfare of the state and coordinate with the central government.

Asked whether he foresaw any conflict with the state government during his gubernatorial stint, Tripathi, who is also a former president of BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit, said: "We will solve matters mutually through discussions. The chief minister is competent enough to deal with state matters."